Bait-casting reel used in angling.



PATENTED FEB. 18, 1908. A. H. ILLINGWORTH. TING REEL USED IN ANGLING.

BAIT GAS APPLIOATION FILED MAY4, 1906.

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I To all whom it may concern:

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UNITED STATES PATENT oFFioE ALFRED HOLDEN; ILLINGWORTH, or BEN RHYDDING, ENGLAND.

Be it known-that I, ALFRED HOLDEN IL- LINGWORTH, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, whose postal address is 2, Highclere Villas, Ben R dding, in the ave lnvented certain new and useful Improvements in and Relating to Bait-Casting Reels Used in Angling, of which the following is a specification. p

This invention relates to improvements in what are known as bait castingreels, used and'has for its object, the con-' struction of a reel in such a manner that the axis of the spool or drum on which the line is wound always remains parallel to the rod to which the reel is attached, the said s 001 or drum remaining stationary either W en casting, or recovering the line in the operation of anglin -By the use 0 a reel constructed in accordance with my invention, better casts may be made owing to the decrease in friction hitherto experienced, and the line may be wound evenly on the spool or drum.

In'describing my invention in detail, reference is made to the accompanying sheet of drawings, similar letters indicating similar parts, in which,

Figure 1 represents a back view of a reel showing one form of arrangement of myimprovement. Fig. 2 represents a side view, partly in section. Fig. 3 represents a plan view of the flier hereinafter referred to. Fig. 4 represents a sectional elevation of the spool an spindle. Fig. 5 represents a face view of the operating wheel and cam, and, Fig. 6 is a section through the same. Fig. 7 is a section showing the spindle and one of its bearings.

In carryingout my invention, the revolving disk A of the reel is rovided, on or towards its outer edge, Witflby reference, bevel teeth B, thus formin a toot ed wheel, such toothed Wheel in the orm herein shown .is retained in a suitable casing C. The teeth B en age the teeth of a bevel toothed wheel B w ich is revolubly mounted around a spindle S of suitable length, such spindle being mounted and free to slide but not revolve in suitable bearings D and D which are attached to the casing C. The said s indle is parallel to'the rod and one end of tiie same projects towards the point of the rod.

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toothed wheel B to thetextiletrade as a flier F, provided with one or more false eyes E. On the revolving disk A being operated by 131E116 arlig'ler,

the bevel wheel B and flier volve around the spindle.

The spool or drum G, which may take various forms, and around which the line is mounted on or towards the pro ecting end of the spindle S in such a manner t at the same may be retained securely thereon, and at the same time be removed therefrom when desired, but should a certain strain be laced on the line b reason of a' fish being ooked or the hook he held by weed or other matter, then-the sell? spool or drum may revolve. The spindle S, a suitable distance from the pro ecting end, has mounted or formed thereon a flange H, and the Nprojecting end of the spindle threaded at 1 for the reception of a nut 01' the like N, a shoulder N being formed on the spindle against which'the nut when screwed home will engage. The spool or drum G is laced on the spindle against the flange H, an comressi-ble washer, W, and the nut N screwed ome, the spool being held between the nut N and flange H, and washer W thereon,

Shouldthe spool require to be fixed firmer between the flange and nut; one ,or more other compressible washers such as W may be added to the one already in position the spindle, and abut against the flange H, and the nut N screwed home. Thus the ease with which the revolution of the spool will take place may be regulated, t ough other devices for accom lishing this purpose may beresorted to wit out in any way departing from the principleof my improvement.

In order that the line ma on the spool or drum,

throu be evenly wound t e line is assed h one of the false eyes E of the flier F, an the spindle S is given'a sli motion similar to what is. known in text e industries as a lifter motion. This motion may be imparted by the angler by means of a cam, lever, or the like. the rotation of the disk I arra e eccentrically on said disk a cam L whic rotates with the disk and on the casing C is pivoted a thumb lever L having a portion L enga in a bearing J on the spindle S forme by bosses thereon. A spring L also secured to the casing and engaging with the lever L serves to hold the lever and therefore the is a form of what is known To im art this motion by spindles in their rearmost positions. A curved slot 0' is. formed in the casing and through this slot a pin 0 secured to the lever L extends, said in enga'ng with the cam L. Thus it will e seen t at as the disk A is rotated the cam L will draw the lever L upwardly b means of the pin 0 and thus raise the spind e, the spring L returning the parts to normal position as soon as the camL will permit. If the angler wishes to reciprocate the spindle without rotating it, he presses the lever L upwardly and then permits the spring L to return it to normal position.

In operation, when casting or recovering the line, the spool or drum G remains stationary. VVhen casting the line, which is not passed through one of the flier eyes E, slips oil the end of the spool. In recovering the line is passed into a false e e E of the flier F, and the flier revo ved as before described. The s )indle S together with the spool is given a backward and forward movement, within the flier b means of the lifter motion, thereby win ingthe line evenly over the s 001, or a portion of the same. When a fisii is hooked, or strain applied to the line, the spool will revolve, and allow the line to run out. Ihe line, it will be understood, is immediately after a cast slipped into one of the false eyes of the flier the form of'fflier shown in the drawings assisting such operation.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a device of the class described the combination, of a sliding but non-revoluble spindle, a s 001 mounted thereon, a winding device on t e spindle having an eye, a disk and means for operating the windmgdevice by the turning movement of the disk.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a sliding non-revoluble splindle, a spool mounted thereon and a umb lever having an arm engaging with the spindle so as to give the spindle a reciprocatin motion.

3. n a device of the class described, the

combination with a sliding 'non-revoluble spindle, cam L having a recess, mounted'on the disk, a lever having an arm engaging with the spindle and a in on the lever engaging with t e recess in t e cam.

4. A reel comprising a revolving disk having beveled teeth thereon, a non-revoluble but sliding spindle, a spool mounted thereon, a flier revolving around said spool, a wheel revolubly mounted onsaid spindle and carrying said flier, said wheel having bevel teeth meshing with the teeth of the disk and means for giving said spindle a reciprocatin motion, saidmeans consisting of a lever A and an eccentric connected to the disk.

5. A bait casting reel comprising a non- -rev0luble reciprocating spindle having a flange H thereon, a nut-N on said spindle and a spool mounted thereon, a disk, a-

a spool on the spindle between the flange and.

nut.

6. The combination with a revolving toothed disk A, a non-revoluble reciprocating spindle, a toothed wheel thereon engaging with the disk A, arms on said Wheel,1a flier on said arms, a spool on said spindle, a tension regulating means for said s 001, a cam revolving with the disk, a lever connected to the s indle and a pin connecting the lever with t e cam. 1

7. A reel comprising a toothed disk A, a cam connected to said disk, a spindle, a lever L, connected to the spindle, aconnection between the lever and cam for oscillat' the lever on the rotation of the cam for giving the spindle a reciprocating motion, a s 001 carried by the spindle, a flier surroun ing ALBEM; HOLDEN ILLINGWORTH.

Witnesses:

Fons'rnn HARD, PETER W. HOLDEN. 

